I can’t tell you how I heard about this movie or from whom but it is really good. Andy Garcia plays a corrections officer who has always wanted to be an actor. He lives on City Island which is a beautiful part of New York, with his wife and son. He has a standard time set aside for playing polka with his buddies which is actually a time he attends acting lessons (led by Alan Arkin). Continue reading “City Island – Movie Review”
The Cater Street Hangman By Anne Perry
A friend just turned me on to Ms. Perry’s work. She writes historical mysteries. I love mysteries, especially British ones so I thought I’d give it a whirl. Interesting stuff this. Young girls are being found on and around the vicinity of Cater Street and they have been strangled. Continue reading “The Cater Street Hangman By Anne Perry”
Bad Luck and Trouble – a Jack Reacher novel By Lee Child
It has been a very long time since I literally couldn’t put a book down – or at least didn’t want to put it down. This is not the first Reacher novel but I will go back now and start with the first one and read through them in order. This was a good thriller of the old school kind. Continue reading “Bad Luck and Trouble – a Jack Reacher novel By Lee Child”
The Christmas Cookie Killer By Livia J Washburn
OK, so because it is Christmas time I picked up a couple of cheesy looking mysteries with Christmas themes. This was certainly not a disappointment. I will be getting some of her other mysteries as I really enjoyed this one. Continue reading “The Christmas Cookie Killer By Livia J Washburn”
Crossfire By Felix and Dick Francis
This mystery is yet another brilliant installment by the father and son team. I love these books! They are all set around the horse racing theme as Dick was one of the Queen’s jockeys for a while in his youth. The main characters always have some kind of flaw and this book is no exception. Our hero has been blown up in the war in the Middle East. Continue reading “Crossfire By Felix and Dick Francis”